#5 Ohio State vs West Virginia
September 12, 1987 12:32pm at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH

Ohio State
West Virginia
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals3810441631121.7
Vince Workman21609510102.4
Jaymes Bryant6240241124.0
George Cooper511011032.2
Greg Frey102-20-2-2.0
Tom Tupa5930-2109-4.2
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals47172501220202.6
Undra Johnson17767690164.1
Anthony "A.B." Brown11533500204.5
Craig Taylor826026093.3
Major Harris817170060.0
Mike Timko3023-2300-7.7
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals122611501232
Tom Tupa122511501232
Vince Workman0100000
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals6226750223
Mike Timko4124580222
Major Harris2102170111
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals1215012312.5
Everett Ross56912313.8
Vince Workman22201511.0
George Cooper22001110.0
Alex Higdon12002020.0
Anthony Cupe2190119.5
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals67502212.5
Anthony "A.B." Brown33502211.7
Keith Winn12002020.0
John Talley11101111.0
Craig Taylor19099.0
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals1049249.272
Tom Tupa1049249.272
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals833041.351
Lance Carion833041.351
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals559292533066429
Everett Ross5592912323   
Carlos Snow   13030   
Chris Spielman      243
Greg Rogan      100
William White      36029
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals32017412139100
Terry White21717      
Harvey Smith133      
John Talley   39639   
Pat Randolph   12525   
Willie Edwards      100
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals86150535964412
Everett Ross 692359 151
Vince Workman5122   73
William White    6060
George Cooper1120   31
Carlos Snow  30  30
Jaymes Bryant24    24
Alex Higdon 20   20
Anthony Cupe 19   19
Chris Spielman    44
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals14575121200361
John Talley 1196  107
Anthony "A.B." Brown5035   85
Undra Johnson69    69
Craig Taylor269   35
Pat Randolph  25  25
Keith Winn 20   20
Terry White   17 17
Harvey Smith   3 3
 Ohio StateWest Virginia
First Downs1210
 Rushing35
 Passing83
 Penalty12
NET YARDS RUSHING63122
 Rushing Attempts3847
 Average Per Rush1.72.6
 Rushing Touchdowns10
 Yards Gained Rushing104172
 Yards Lost Rushing4150
NET YARDS PASSING15075
 Completions-Attempts-Int12-26-16-22-6
 Average Per Attempt5.83.4
 Average Per Completion12.512.5
 Passing Touchdowns10
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS213197
 Total Offense Plays6469
 Average Gain Per Play3.32.9
Fumbles: Number-Lost3-24-2
Penalties: Number-Yards6-603-20
PUNTS-YARDS10-4928-330
 Average Yards Per Punt49.241.3
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD5-59-03-20-0
 Average Per Return11.86.7
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD2-53-04-121-0
 Average Per Return26.530.3
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD6-64-11-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD2-0-02-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards00
Possession Time31:0628:54
Third Down Conversions5 of 163 of 15
Fourth Down Conversions of of
Red Zone Scores-Chances--
Sacks By: Number-Yards3-272-24
Ohio State
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals3363964.0306.03742066420
 Chris Spielman71219    1  24  
 Mike Sullivan2810  1.03       
 Mike McCray268  1.02       
 Ray Holliman178           
 Greg Rogan246       10  
 Ray Jackson415  1.05       
 William White415       3601 
 Eric Kumerow3252.0142.0142    1 
 John Sullivan224           
 Brian Benio123           
 David Brown123     10    
 Derek Isaman033           
 Fred Ridder033    110    
 Mike Showalter112           
 Sean Bell022           
 Andrew Gurd022           
 Derek MacCready022           
 Frank Hoak101           
 Orlando Craig1011.0131.013       
 Pat Thomas011           
 John Spencer011           
 Gary Lickovitch011           
 TEAM1011.03         
West Virginia
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals3747842.0249.0371101030
98David Grant46101.091.09       
49Chris Haering2810         1 
22Bo Orlando5381.0152.017     1 
45Robert Pickett437  2.01       
94Chris Parker167  1.04       
2Terry White426  1.021      
5Preston Waters325           
54Darnell Warren055           
93Dale Jackson224           
70Brad Hunt134           
47Willie Edwards123       10  
84James "Skip" Fuller033         1 
97Lonnie Brockman202  1.02 10    
4Stacy Smith202           
18Lance Carion101           
89Rodney Wilson101           
34Undra Johnson101           
88Harvey Smith101           
75John Stroia101           
53Ted Kester011           
6Andrew Jones011           
 TEAM101  1.02       
Scoring Summary
QtrTimeScoring PlayScore
114:31OSU - Matt Frantz 47 yd FG, 3-8 0:220-3
113:34OSU - Jaymes Bryant 7 yd rush TD (Kick by Matt Frantz Good), 3-21 0:480-10
15:32OSU - Everett Ross 23 yd TD pass from Tom Tupa (Kick by Matt Frantz Good), 8-67 3:430-17
312:14WVU - Charlie Baumann 27 yd FG, 5-19 2:353-17
43:02OSU - William White 29 yd interception return TD (Kick by Matt Frantz Good)3-24
Attendance: 88,272
Score By Quarter
Team1234Total
West Virginia00303
Ohio State1700724
Start Time: 12:32pm
Officials: Bill Caroldo (Back Judge), Dick Honig (Field Judge), Jim Augustyn (Head Linesman), James Twitty (Line Judge), Jim Kemmerling (Referee), Vincent Sgarzi (Side Judge), David Hicks (Umpire)
Temperature: 75 • Wind: S 5mph • Weather: Cloudy and rain at times
Ohio State
PosOffense
TEAlex Higdon
LTJoe Staysniak
LGJeff Davidson
CJeff Uhlenhake
RGGreg Zackeroff
RTJohn Peterson
FLEverett Ross
SEAnthony Cupe
QBTom Tupa
TBVince Workman
FBGeorge Cooper
West Virginia
PosOffense
TEKeith Winn
LTRick Phillips
LGJohn Stroia
CKevin Koken
RGBob Kovach
RTBrian Smider
SEHarvey Smith
WRJohn Talley
QBMajor Harris
TBUndra Johnson
FBCraig Taylor
PosDefense
ROVRay Jackson
CBWilliam White
CBGreg Rogan
OLBMike McCray
LBFred Ridder
OLBEric Kumerow
SDavid Brown
LBChris Spielman
DTDerek MacCready
DTRay Holliman
NGMike Sullivan
PosDefense
ILBChris Haering
ILBDarnell Warren
FSTerry White
SSStacy Smith
OLBRobert Pickett
OLBLonnie Brockman
DTChris Parker
DTBrad Hunt
MGDavid Grant
WCBPreston Waters
SCBWillie Edwards
John Sullivan, Henry Brown, Gary Clift, Greg Frey, Scott Powell, Jaymes Bryant, Carlos Snow, Bill Matlock, Bobby Olive, Matt Frantz, Tony Moore, Jim Peel, Zack Dumas, Tom Moore, Tim Moxley, Derek Isaman, Brian Benio, Sean Bell, Andrew Gurd, Mike Showalter, John Spencer, Pat Thomas, Orlando Craig, Frank Hoak, Gary Lickovitch, Mike Morton, Jay Koch, Mark Pelini
Jay Darr, Lee Javins, Dave Sprouse, Matt Wracher, 1-Grantis Bell, 3-Alvoid Mays, 6-Andrew Jones, 8-Charlie Baumann, 12-Chuck LeVinus, 17-Mike Timko, 18-Lance Carion, 22-Bo Orlando, 24-Pat Randolph, 28-Anthony "A.B." Brown, 31-Gary Basil, 33-Eugene Napoleon, 48-Eric "E.J." Wheeler, 51-Jeff Price, 52-Brian Hendricks, 53-Ted Kester, 61-Mike Fox, 62-Milton Redwine, 64-Dale Wolfley, 66-Theron Ellis, 72-Jack Linn, 82-Calvin Phillips, 84-James "Skip" Fuller, 85-Adrian Moss, 87-Renaldo Turnbull, 89-Rodney Wilson, 92-Darren Whitten, 93-Dale Jackson, 95-Pat Marlatt